Managing SQL Server requires performing many tasks, including maintenance and monitoring. Maintenance can be scheduled and performed via jobs, but monitoring takes some human touch to: ensure real issues are addressed and ignore non-critical items until all crises items are solved. Monitoring SQL Server can be taxing, unless you set up a system for doing so. In order to have a proper monitoring system you need to identify what needs to be monitored, how you are alerted and what items are critical.  In order to have a proper monitoring system you need to identify: what needs to be monitored, how you are alerted, and what items are critical. Spotlight on SQL Server allows you to set up custom alerts for crisis level or unusual activity. An example might be when a CPU runs at 90% for more than five minutes during business hours. You can dictate what you what to be alerted about, whether you are alerted or what alternative actions to take, and when the item is deemed critical.

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How to Take Actions Based on Spotlight
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Why should you care?
• Managing SQL Server requires performing many tasks, including
maintenance and monitoring.
– Maintenance can be scheduled and performed via jobs, but monitoring
takes some human touch to:
› Ensure real issues are addressed
› Ignore non-critical items until all crises items are solved
• Monitoring SQL Server can be taxing, unless you set up a system for
doing so.
• In order to have a proper monitoring system you need to identify
what needs to be monitored, how you are alerted and what items
are critical.
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Monitoring SQL Server
• In order to have a proper monitoring system you need to identify:
– what needs to be monitored
– how you are alerted
– what items are critical
• Spotlight on SQL Server allows you to set up custom alerts for crisis
level or unusual activity.
– An example might be when a CPU runs at 90% for more than five
minutes during business hours.
• You can dictate what you what to be alerted about, whether you are
alerted or what alternative actions to take, and when the item is
deemed critical.
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The following video
• The following video teaches you how to take actions based on pre-
defined alarms in Spotlight on SQL Server, version 10.0.
• How to create alarm actions
– Name the action
– Define conditions
– Select actions to perform
• Alarm actions can be
– Day based
– Time based
– Duration based
– Severity based
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